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Sweater-Wrapped Robots Can Feel, React to Human Touch
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Sweater-Wrapped Robots Can Feel, React to Human Touch

The RobotSweater machine-knitted textile "skin" can sense contact and pressure to make a robot "smarter during its interaction with humans."

The Making of a Mona Lisa Hologram
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The Making of a Mona Lisa Hologram

An international team of researchers developed an acoustic metasurface-based holography technique, which they tested by recreating the Mona Lisa.

The Race to Make AI Smaller, Smarter
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The Race to Make AI Smaller, Smarter

The BabyLM Challenge is aimed at creating more accessible, intuitive language models.

All The Unexpected Ways ChatGPT is Infiltrating Students' Lives
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All The Unexpected Ways ChatGPT is Infiltrating Students' Lives

Far beyond cheating, artificial intelligence is changing the way some students learn and live.

White House Unveils Efforts to Guide Federal Research of AI
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White House Unveils Efforts to Guide Federal Research of AI

The Biden administration announced new initiatives to guide federally supported research on artificial intelligence.

Assessing Political Bias in Language Models
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Assessing Political Bias in Language Models

Stanford University researchers developed OpinionQA to evaluate bias in language models.

Researchers Build Bee Robot That Can Twist
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Researchers Build Bee Robot That Can Twist

A new robotic bee can fly in all directions with stability and achieve the six degrees of free movement exhibited by most flying insects.

The Long and Short of Fish Lifespans
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The Long and Short of Fish Lifespans

Researchers have created a computational model to predict any fish species' lifespan.

Meet the Forksheet: Imec's In-Between Transistor
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Meet the Forksheet: Imec's In-Between Transistor

The architecture shrinks circuits in a valuable step toward the ultimate CMOS device.

AI Is Writing Code Now. For Companies, That Is Good and Bad
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AI Is Writing Code Now. For Companies, That Is Good and Bad

Chief information officers could see their job getting more complex even as generative AI makes software development easier.

The Promise of Holographic Displays
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The Promise of Holographic Displays

The computational expense of creating three-dimensional images that can be viewed by all is just one factor holding them back.

Federal Regulators Fine Amazon $25 Million Over Child Privacy Issues
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Federal Regulators Fine Amazon $25 Million Over Child Privacy Issues

The company also was hit with a second fine over Ring, its home surveillance company.

Japan Goes All In: Copyright Doesn't Apply To AI Training
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Japan Goes All In: Copyright Doesn't Apply To AI Training

This news is part of Japan's ambitious plan to become a leader in AI technology.

Quantum Computers are All 'Terrible' — But Researchers Aren't Worried
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Quantum Computers are All 'Terrible' — But Researchers Aren't Worried

Even the scientists who have made quantum computers their life's work say they can't do anything useful yet — but the future is bright. Plus, how China's data privacy...

See Why AI Like ChatGPT Has Gotten So Good, So Fast
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See Why AI Like ChatGPT Has Gotten So Good, So Fast

We asked three AI systems to generate content using the same prompt. The results illustrate how quickly the technology has advanced.

Everyone Wants to Regulate AI. No One Can Agree How
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Everyone Wants to Regulate AI. No One Can Agree How

U.S. lawmakers and CEOs alike say new rules are needed to prevent artificial intelligence from doing harm. So far, there are more wish lists than laws.

A Hiring Law Blazes a Path for A.I. Regulation
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A Hiring Law Blazes a Path for A.I. Regulation

New York City's pioneering, focused approach sets rules on how companies use the technology in workforce decisions.

Google's Photo App Still Can't Find Gorillas. And Neither Can Apple's
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Google's Photo App Still Can't Find Gorillas. And Neither Can Apple's

Eight years after a controversy over Black people being mislabeled as gorillas by image analysis software, tech giants still fear repeating the mistake.

AI-Threatened Jobs Are Mostly Held by Women, Study Shows
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AI-Threatened Jobs Are Mostly Held by Women, Study Shows

Research by human resources analytics firm Revelio Labs found that artificial intelligence disproportionately threatens jobs usually held by women.

Super Low-Cost Smartphone Attachment Brings Blood Pressure Monitoring to Your Fingertips
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Super Low-Cost Smartphone Attachment Brings Blood Pressure Monitoring to Your Fingertips

An inexpensive plastic fingertip clip and custom smartphone app works with a smartphone's camera and flash to measure the user's blood pressure.
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